Some species being studied by Cascadia Research Collective  (from top left to bottom right): humpback whale, Blainville's beaked whale, blue whale, Townsend's big eared bat, false killer whale, gray whale, killer whale with harbor porpoise. All photos (c)


Cascadia Research is a non-profit, tax-exempt (recognized by the IRS under501c3) scientific and education organization based in Olympia, Washington, USA. We were founded in 1979 primarily to conduct research needed to manage and protect threatened marine mammals.


Recent news:

Unusual stranding of a Brydes whale in Puget Sound (January 2010)

New report on Hawai‘i's false killer whales (January 2010)

Updates on our December 2009 Hawai‘i field project

Cascadia to celebrate 30th anniversary on 4 December (click for flyer on event)

New publication on movements of Blainville's beaked whales in Hawai‘i (November 2009)

Blue whale publication in October issue of Marine Mammal Science

 

Cascadia in the News

Cascadia's comments on proposed government actions

Current Projects

Cascadia's Qualifications
Biologists at Cascadia
Cascadia's Reports and Publications

SPLASH - Humpback whale study
Humpback and Blue Whale Photo ID Research (US and Central America)

Gray Whale Research

Marine Mammal Strandings

Killer Whale Research

Hawai'i Odontocete Research

Photographic gallery
How Can I Help?

Reporting a marine mammal sighting or stranding
Positions at Cascadia (including internships)
Directions to Cascadia

 

Cascadia Research, 218 1/2 W 4th Ave., Olympia, WA 98501 USA

Telephone 1-360-943-7325